Bergschenhoek (EN)

Boerderij Zelden van Pas in Bergschenhoek in 1927. Vervaardiger: J. Verheul. Collectie 4081, nr. Verheul-nr-91
Farm Zelden van Pas in Bergschenhoek in 1927. Maker: J. Verheul. Collection 4081, nr. Verheul-nr-91

History

By Imperial Decree of 21 October 1811, the Hillegersberg and Rotteban district was split into the municipalities of Bergschenhoek and Hillegersberg. This marked the beginning of the municipality of Bergschenhoek.

In 1811, the municipality had 700 inhabitants, in 1870 it was 951, in 1890 it rose to 1131 and on 1 January 1937 the population was 2901. In the Fourth Memorandum on Spatial Planning Extra (VINEX, 1993), Bergschenhoek was designated as a growth municipality; the village grew from 6,000 inhabitants in the 1990s to over 17,000 inhabitants in 2006.

Doing research in government archives

Since 2004, the archives of the former municipality of Bergschenhoek have been held in the Rotterdam City Archive. You can consult the archives in the reading room: